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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO • LISBOA •

PORTUGAL

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CONFERENCE VENUE

The Conference Takes Place in the Congress Centre of Instituto Superior

Técnico (IST), the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Lisbon (UL).

There are Four Entrances to the IST “Campus”, as Indicated in the Figure

Below. The Congress Centre is Located in the Lower Levels of the Civil

Engineering Pavillion (“Pavilhão de Engenharia Civil”) the Building in the

“Campus” Corner Closest to the Holiday Inn Hotel.

Congress Centre (Civil Engineering Pavilion)

Instituto Superior Técnico

Av. Rovisco Pais 1

1049-001 Lisboa

CONGRESS CENTRE

Bus Pick-Up Area

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Wednesday – 22 July

08h45 Meeting in the Hall of the IST Civil Engineering Pavilion (conference venue)

09h00-17h30 Sightseeing Tour Queluz, Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, Belém

Bus departure, from the IST west entrance (Bus Pick-Up Area), at 9h00.

Visit to the Queluz Palace.

Stop in the town of Sintra, where the participants will visit: The Historical Center

The National Palace of Sintra

Lunch in the Restaurant of the Seteais Palace.

Bus drive through the Sintra Natural Park.

Visit to the Cabo da Roca, the most western point of Europe.

Return to Lisbon, driving through Guincho, Cascais, Estoril and the Belém area.

Bus arrival at the hotel Holiday Inn, between 17h30 and 18h00.

19h45-21h00 Welcome Cocktail at Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir Bus

departure, from the IST west entrance (Bus Pick-Up Area), at 19h15.

Queluz Palace

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Sintra Historical Center

National Palace of Sintra

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Seteais Palace

Cabo da Roca

Guincho Beach

Cascais / Estoril

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Belém

Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir

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Thursday – 23 July

09h00 Meeting in the Hall of the IST Civil Engineering Pavilion (conference venue)

09h15-12h00 Guided Visit to the Lisbon Oceanarium

Bus departure, from the IST west entrance (Bus Pick-Up Area) at 9h15. Guided visit to the Lisbon Oceanarium, located at the heart of the 1998 Expo site

the guide is a biologist and the visit lasts for about two hours. After the visit to the Oceanarium, the participants may either return immediately by

bus to the IST Civil Engineering Building or stay on their own at the 1998 Expo site,

a very colourful place with several restaurants, shops and exhibitions. Participants wishing to stay at the 1998 Expo site may return to their hotels by either

taxi or subway. The ride between the Oriente station (at the 1998 Expo site) and the

Saldanha station, (within walking distance of the IST Civil Engineering Building) takes

about 15 minutes some participants may prefer to stay in the Alameda station

(closer to some of the hotels).

20h45-23h30 Conference Banquet at the Condes D'Óbidos Palace

Bus departure, from the IST west entrance (Bus Pick-Up Area), at 20h00. Bus return to a location close to the IST Civil Engineering Pavilion, after the end of the

Banquet.

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Friday – 24 July

09h00 Meeting in the Hall of the IST Civil Engineering Pavilion (conference venue)

09h15-12h30 Guided Walk through the Lisbon Historical Center

Bus departure, from the IST west entrance (Bus Pick-Up Area), at 9h15. Guided walk through to the Lisbon Historical Center lasting about two hours it starts

at Praça do Comércio (on the bank of the river Tagus) and passes by various sites

and monuments of historical significance. After the guided visit to the Lisbon Historical Center, the participants may either return

immediately by bus to the IST Civil Engineering Building or be driven (by the same

bus) to the Belém Area, where they will stay on their own at the Belém Area (quickly

glimpsed at during the Wednesday sightseeing tour), there are several restaurants and

a number of monuments and museums worth visiting: among others, the Jerónimos

Monastery, the Belém Tower, the Maritime Museum and the Belém Cultural Center.

The participants are also strongly encouraged to enter a very special pastry shop

(“Fábrica dos Pasteis de Belém”), the home of a worldwide famous custard tart

(“pastel de Belém”). Participants wishing to stay at the Belém Area may return to their hotels either by taxi

or by taking the bus 727. The ride between the stop located just in front of the special

pastry shop (on the other side of the street) and the Saldanha stop (within walking

distance from the IST Civil Engineering Building) takes about 30 minutes. The

bus ticket can be purchased to the driver.